"The Kinks The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965 (as a result of constant fighting between the brothers). Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned ""You Really Got Me"", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching"
"series of transatlantic hits and to go on to become pioneers of psychedelic rock. After an early lack of success with R&B standards, the Kinks enjoyed their breakthrough with the single ""You Really Got Me"" (1964). Influenced by the Kingsmen's version of ""Louie, Louie"", it reached number one in the UK and the top 10 in the US. The follow-up ""All Day and All of the Night"" (1964) reached number two in the US, while the band also released two full-length albums and several EPs in this period. The Downliners Sect formed in 1963, and developed a strong reputation in"
"The Kinks and The Yardbirds. In March 1966, ""Kicks"" entered the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart at number 62. The song peaked at number four in May, and spent 14 weeks on the chart. Within two months of its release, the single had sold 500,000 copies. It was the highest-charting U.S. hit to that date for Paul Revere & the Raiders, later eclipsed only by 1971's ""Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian),"" which peaked at number one. ""Kicks"" became the band's first Canadian number one single when it topped the Canadian Singles Chart in May 1966. The"
"Kinda Kinks Kinda Kinks is the second album by English rock band The Kinks, released in 1965. Recorded and released within two weeks after returning from a tour in Asia, Ray Davies and the band were not satisfied with the production. The single ""Tired of Waiting for You"" was a #1 hit on the UK Singles Charts. The album was recorded immediately after the return of the group from an Asian tour, and was completed and released within two weeks. Consequently, the production was rushed and, according to Ray Davies, the band was not completely satisfied with the final cuts."
"Me"", which was released as the band's third single in August of that year. Davies led the Kinks through a period of musical experimentation between 1966 and 1975, with notable artistic achievements and commercial success. The Kinks' early recordings of 1964 ranged from covers of R&B standards like ""Long Tall Sally"" and ""Got Love If You Want It"" to the chiming, melodic beat music of Ray Davies' earliest original compositions for the band, ""You Still Want Me"" and ""Something Better Beginning"", to the more influential proto-metal, protopunk, power chord-based hard rock of the band's first two hit singles, ""You Really"
"integrity, and ""Melody Maker"" called it ""Ray Davies' finest hour ... beautifully British to the core"". The album, although not very successful commercially, was a return to the charts in the US for the band. Their previous effort, ""The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"", received acclaim from critics but failed to chart in any country upon its 1968 release, with total US sales estimated at under 25,000 copies. The Kinks returned to the ""Billboard"" charts in 1969 after a two-year absence, with the lead single from the record, ""Victoria"", peaking at number 62. The album itself reached number"
"work in the studio. As the band was not available to promote their material, subsequent releases met with little success. The Kinks' next single, ""Wonderboy"", released in the spring of 1968, stalled at number 36 and became the band's first single not to make the UK Top Twenty since their early covers. In the face of the band's declining popularity, Davies continued to pursue his personal song-writing style while rebelling against the heavy demands placed on him to keep producing commercial hits, and the group continued to devote time to the studio, centring on a slowly developing project of Ray's"
"LP, simply titled ""Kinks"". Consisting largely of covers and revamped traditional songs, it was released on 2 October 1964, reaching number four on the UK chart. The group's fourth single, ""All Day and All of the Night"", another Ray Davies hard rock tune, was released three weeks later, reaching number two in the United Kingdom, and number seven in the United States. The next singles, ""Set Me Free"" and ""Tired of Waiting for You"", were also commercially successful, the latter topping the UK singles chart. The group opened 1965 with their first tour of Australia and New Zealand, with Manfred"
"along with school friend Ray Davies and subsequently asked Ray's brother Dave Davies to join. The band was originally called The Ravens and performed rhythm and blues at local venues such as the Hornsey Recreation Club at Crouch End Secondary School. The 'Kinks' name came about only upon the signing of a recording contract in late 1963. The Kinks became a top chart act throughout the world beginning with their third single, 1964's ""You Really Got Me"". Quaife was commonly the voice of the band in early press interviews. In June 1966, he was seriously injured in a car crash,"
"Really Got Me"", The Kinks number one hit of 1964 however in a ""Guitar World"" interview Ray Davies of The Kinks stated it was actually Arthur Greenslade playing piano on that particular track. Following the break-up of Redd Bludd's Bluesicians in late 1963, Wood, Lord, and the drummer Red Dunnage put together a new band, The Art Wood Combo. This also included Derek Griffiths (guitar) and Malcolm Pool (bass guitar). Dunnage left in December 1964 to be replaced by Keef Hartley, who had previously replaced Ringo Starr in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. This band, later known as ""The Artwoods"","
"sing and play piano together. The front room and these parties were musically nurturing to the Davies brothers, later influencing the Kinks' interpretations of the traditional British music hall style. Dave and his brother worked out the famous two-chord riff of their 1964 hit, ""You Really Got Me"", on the piano in the front room. Davies founded the Kinks with Pete Quaife in 1963. His brother Ray, who became the best-known member and de facto leader of the band, joined soon after. The quartet was formed when drummer Mick Avory joined. Dave Davies had a turbulent relationship with Avory, one"
"Kwyet Kinks Kwyet Kinks is the third EP by The Kinks, released in September 1965. Unlike most of their other EPs, it contained all exclusive tracks and all were original compositions. The EP represented a significant departure as hinted at by the play on words title as all four tracks are 'quieter' than the typical early Kinks rock sound, particularly lead track ""Wait Till The Summer Comes Along"", sung by Dave Davies with prominent acoustic guitar and a clear country or folk influence. The most well known track is ""A Well Respected Man"" which was the first real example of"
"the Top 10 in the United States. Their music was influenced by a wide range of genres, including rhythm and blues, British music hall, folk and country. They gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fuelled by Ray Davies' observational writing style, and are considered one of the most influential groups of the period. Early works included albums such as ""Face to Face"" (1966), ""Something Else"" (1967), ""The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"" (1968), ""Arthur"" (1969), ""Lola Versus Powerman"" (1970), ""Muswell Hillbillies"" (1971), along with their accompanying singles. After a fallow period in the mid-1970s, the"
"an evergreen, jogs along to a country guitar strum and a sprinkling of piano licks. Dick Rowe chose American Shel Talmy as record producer, who went on to produce some of The Kinks' classic rock hits. Another 1927 movie theme song, ""Diane"", penned by the same songwriters as ""Charmaine"", Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack, and arranged in the same Nashville-like manner, but produced by Michael Barclay, was released in 1964 and gave the group their biggest international hit, reaching Number one in the UK Singles Chart, as well as an American breakthrough at number ten. Four of their hit songs"
"commercial failures. After ""Arthur"", the Kinks made a comeback with their hit single ""Lola"" and the accompanying concept album ""Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One"" in 1970. Dave recorded two songs of his own for this LP, the acoustic ""Strangers"" and the hard-rocking ""Rats"". The rootsy country-rock, and Americana themed ""Muswell Hillbillies"" was released in late 1971, and was well-received with critics, but failed to sell strongly. Their next five albums, ""Everybody's in Show-Biz"", """", """", ""The Kinks Present A Soap Opera"" and ""Schoolboys in Disgrace"", which added a large theatrical ensemble, were critical and commercial failures. The"
"hit, was eventually decided on as the debut single release. ""Lola"" was released as a single in 1970. In the UK, the B-side to the single was ""the Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"" outtake ""Berkeley Mews"" while the Dave Davies-penned ""Mindless Child of Motherhood"" was used in the US. It became an unexpected chart smash for the Kinks, reaching number two in Britain and number nine in the United States. The single also saw success worldwide, reaching the top of the charts in Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa, as well as the top 5 in Germany, Austria,"
"in 1990 the original four members of the Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Kinks were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005. Sources The Kinks The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban"
"were snowed in during the coldest winter since 1740, Gomelsky offered a gig to a new band called the Rolling Stones, who had previously supported Hunt at the Piccadilly and would take over the residency. Davies then joined the Hamilton King Band until June 1963; the Kinks (then known as the Ramrods) spent the summer supporting Rick Wayne on a tour of US airbases. After the Kinks obtained a recording contract in early 1964, Davies emerged as the chief songwriter and ""de facto"" leader of the band, especially after the band's breakthrough success with his early composition ""You Really Got"
"is credited by Jonathan Bellman as the first Western pop song to integrate Indian raga sounds—released six months before the Beatles' ""Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"". Beginning with ""A Well Respected Man"" and ""Where Have All the Good Times Gone"" (both recorded in the summer of 1965), Davies' lyrics assumed a new sociological character. He began to explore the aspirations and frustrations of common working-class people, with particular emphasis on the psychological effects of the British class system. ""Face to Face"" (1966), the first Kinks album composed solely of original material, was a creative breakthrough. As the band began"
"join The Kinks on 31 October 1965 and Bob Garner replaced him. Soon after this line-up change, they became The Creation and went on to record singles between 1966 and 1968, including the Top 40 hit ""Painter Man"". The Mark Four The Mark Four was an English pop rock band from Hertfordshire, England that was formed in 1963. Members included Kenny Pickett (vocals), Eddie Phillips (guitar), John Dalton (bass), Mick Thompson (guitar) and Jack Jones (drums). The group recorded its first single in March 1964, and released it in May of the same year. Three more singles followed, the last"
"Kinksize Session Kinksize Session is the first EP released by The Kinks in the UK in 1964, a month after their debut LP. The tracks were all exclusive to this release and it includes some original compositions. Despite the title, only three of the tracks were recorded in a single session (18 October 1964) with ""I Gotta Go Now"" having already been recorded (believed to be at the same session as single ""All Day and All of the Night"" on 23 September). ""Kinksize Session"" was released in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in 1964. In the US, the tracks"
"the group. In early 1968 legal and family issues slowed Ray Davies' songwriting and the song ""Wonderboy"", released in April, was the first single since The Kinks' success not to enter the ""NME"" Top 30. The first songs recorded, in May included ""Misty Water"" (an outtake), ""Picture Book"", and ""Days"", intended for the group's next single release. After laying down versions of these the group departed for the Netherlands on 18 and 19 May then returned to the studio to continue work on ""Days"". On 27 May a new song, ""Pictures in the Sand"", was recorded and ""Days"" was revised"
"I Love You"" (one of the six songs performed by the band on their 1965 Aura Records demo) was their second US No. 1 single. Following the 1968 release of ""Hello, I Love You"", the publisher of the Kinks' 1964 hit ""All Day and All of the Night"" announced they were planning legal action against the Doors for copyright infringement; however, songwriter Ray Davies ultimately chose not to sue. Kinks guitarist Dave Davies was particularly irritated by the similarity. In concert, Morrison was occasionally dismissive of the song, leaving the vocals to Manzarek, as can be seen in the documentary"
"sported an Edwardian look similar to the early Kinks with matching velvet jackets, ruffled shirts, tight pants, Beatle Boots and shag haircuts. Within the West of Scotland however, their look was interpreted as based on the Poet Rabbie Burns appearance in paintings of the time. Their 1964 single ""Now We're Thru'"" was a #31 hit in the UK. However, later singles were not chart successes outside Scotland, and no full album was completed. Some of their singles are on various compilation albums, including the ""Nuggets II"" box set on Rhino Records (one song) and ""The Immediate Records Story"" (four songs)"
"soon gained local popularity. Their first record, for the local J-Beck label, combined an original composition, ""Bad Girl"", with a Kinks song, ""I Need You"". Released in mid-1966, it became a regional hit and was picked up nationally by Mercury Records. Its success won the band a spot supporting their heroes The Yardbirds. A second single, ""Face To Face"" was less successful, but the band continued to tour, supporting acts including Jefferson Airplane and the 13th Floor Elevators. Later singles showed the band taking a more pop-focused approach. By 1968, Gerniottis had left the band for a while to join"
"the Kinks, it failed to chart upon release. In 2003, the album was ranked number 255 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and it was described by ""Uncut"" in 2014 as a ""brilliantly observed concept album"". Despite its initial commercial failure, in 2018 the album earned a gold disc for reaching sales of 100,000 copies. Ray Davies called it ""the most successful ever flop."" The song ""Village Green"" itself was recorded in sessions for the Kinks' 1967 LP ""Something Else"", but Davies withheld the song and began collecting ideas for a thematic album"
"backed with the album track ""Brainwashed"", and was released the same week as the LP. The single proved to be relatively successful, and reached number 62 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100—their highest position since their Top 20 hit ""Sunny Afternoon"" in 1966. The success of the single led to its release in the UK; backed with ""Mr. Churchill Says"", it reached a peak of number 30. ""Arthur"" itself was a moderate commercial success in the US, where it peaked at number 105 (the highest for a Kinks album since 1965) and remained on the charts for 20 weeks. Reprise Records,"
"transitional period for the Kinks, ""Lola Versus Powerman"" was a success both critically and commercially for the group, charting in the Top 40 in America and helping restore them in the public eye, making it a ""comeback"" album. It contained two hit singles: ""Lola"", which reached the top 10 in the US and UK, and ""Apeman"", which peaked at number five in the UK. The Kinks ban by the American Federation of Musicians on performing in America, which had been in force since 1965, was lifted in 1969, so the group's management arranged a North American tour. However, members of"
"of the double tracking on that is appalling. It had better songs on it than the first album, but it wasn't executed in the right way. It was just far too rushed."" A significant stylistic shift in the Kinks' music became evident in late 1965, with the appearance of singles like ""A Well Respected Man"" and ""Dedicated Follower of Fashion"", as well as the band's third album, ""The Kink Kontroversy"", on which session musician Nicky Hopkins made his first appearance with the group on keyboards. These recordings exemplified the development of Davies' songwriting style, from hard-driving rock numbers toward songs"
"language"", and AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine cited it as ""possibly the most beautiful song of the rock and roll era"". The songs on the 1967 album, ""Something Else By The Kinks"", developed the musical progressions of ""Face to Face"", adding English music hall influences to the band's sound. Dave Davies scored a major UK chart success with the album's ""Death of a Clown"". While it was co-written by Ray Davies and recorded by the Kinks, it was also released as a Dave Davies solo single. Overall, however, the album's commercial performance was disappointing, prompting the Kinks to rush"
"All tracks composed by Ray Davies; except where indicated. Kinksize Session Kinksize Session is the first EP released by The Kinks in the UK in 1964, a month after their debut LP. The tracks were all exclusive to this release and it includes some original compositions. Despite the title, only three of the tracks were recorded in a single session (18 October 1964) with ""I Gotta Go Now"" having already been recorded (believed to be at the same session as single ""All Day and All of the Night"" on 23 September). ""Kinksize Session"" was released in the UK, Australia, and"
"the previous year with compositions such as ""A Well Respected Man"" and ""Dedicated Follower of Fashion"". In July 1966, the single ""Sunny Afternoon"", also written in that style, reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and the song's popularity proved to Davies and the Kinks' managers that the group could find success with this style of songwriting. The new album would follow this pattern, as would the group's recorded output for the next five years. The 1966–71 period inaugurated by this album would later be called Davies' and the Kinks' ""golden age"". Rock historians have credited the album as"
"referenced their ""kinky"" fashion sense. Davies quoted him as saying, ""The way you look, and the clothes you wear, you ought to be called the Kinks."" ""I've never really liked the name"", Ray stated. The band's first single was a cover of the Little Richard song ""Long Tall Sally"". Bobby Graham, a friend of the band, was recruited to play drums on the recording. He would continue to occasionally substitute for Avory in the studio and play on several of the Kinks' early singles, including the early hits ""You Really Got Me"", ""All Day and All of the Night"" and"